First Volume of Presidential PardonsThisvolume contains early copies of pardons granted by the first
First Volume of Presidential PardonsThisvolume contains early copies of pardons granted by the first five presidents ofthe United States. The original leather binding was verytight, severely red rotted, and the spine had been poorly mended with cloth.The textblock was split and pages were torn. Book conservator Steven Loew mended the pages, rejoined all split folios andguarded weak center folds (mended all along), resewed the entire textblock on five linen cords, and bound it into a newcloth cover with a flexible spine that reveals the sewing cords. This recordbook can now be safely accessed. Theimages show the original binding, the spine and the split textblock beforetreatment, a repaired section of pages ready to be sewn, the text block beingsewn, and the volume in its newcloth cover with a flexible spine that reveals the sewing cords.RG 59, entry 897, Pardons and Remissions, Vol. 1 of 16,April 25, 1793 to Nov. 19, 1812 -- source link
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